'Smart' Stop Catches Fire At Niamiha In Minsk

The fire broke out tonight.

There has been a fire of an interactive stop of public transport in Minsk. Information about it is contained in the summary of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The fire was reported at 2:44 this night. Most likely, it's about the stop at the Niamiha metro station.

"At 02:44, the Central Office of the MES received a report of a fire in Tsentralny district of Minsk on 3, Kirill and Mefodiy Street (opposite). It was found that there was a fire in the insulation of electrical wiring in the electrical socket in the interactive multifunctional stop (4x2 m) for passengers of public transport," reads the summary.

As a result, the electrical wiring of a coffee machine, a game machine with toys, an electrical outlet was damaged, the place was smoked. The cause of the fire is established.

The so-called "smart" stop was installed at Niamiha in 2019. It is equipped with chargers, Wi-Fi zone. There is also an ATM, infokiosk, sale of tickets for public transport, water, coffee and other goods in vending machines.